Mothers in denial
By Nardz13
@Nardz13 (5055)
New Zealand
April 14, 2007 8:20am CST
Why do some mothers choose to stay in denial?, when there daughters try to tell them, they're getting abused?
This question is prompted from a post I just viewed 2 minutes ago called "My friends 3 year old might be getting sexually abused" ... What are your thoughts on these mothers that seem to be 50 cents short of a dollar?
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@eden32 (3973)
• United States
14 Apr 07
I think/hope most mothers just need time to process the information and decide what actions should be taken.
The responders so far, are assuming the predator is an adult and the mom's boyfriend or husband; which would be pretty awful to deal with but sometimes it's an even worse scenario- suppose the predator is the mother's younger brother, a person she's spent her whole life with & doesn't want to believe is capable of such a thing. Or a friend's teenage son. I know of a family were the older son (10 years old at the time) was inappropriate with the younger daughter (4 at the time). The mother went through hell & back to both get help for her son and to protect her daughter. I think everyone in these horrible situations needs help & support.
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@crybabbee (89)
• United States
14 Apr 07
I think that they are being moronic. There might be a select few girls that would say this to get the man out of the house. The women are so in love that they disregard what their children are saying. The man I love couldn't possibly be doing that to you??? I think that the mother should be held responsible when it is found out by the authorities. The mother chose not to investigate what the child was saying then she is envolved. Therefore she should be punished along with the man that did it. Women like that should not be allowed to have children, nor should the men. I stick with my original thought, people should have to attedn classes before becomming a parent, required by the states. Once they have completed the classes then obtain a certificate. This would assure that they have gotten some training on parenting. LOL!!!
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@crybabbee (89)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Nardz, I can't agree more. I think that women that ignore a childs plea for help really needs to get the themselves. I have heard too many stories of women that ignore the situation. That really ticks me off with a big P. I wish that women and men around the world would wake up. Children are helpless and we are their voices. It's kinda like my neighbor that I found out he hits his child in the stomach and the nuts when he's in trouble. I turned him in and hope that they take the children to a better situation.
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
14 Apr 07
I think that those mothers need to have their priorities rearranged. Maybe they are afraid of facing the truth and can't accept the fact that their children went through those things. I thing that they have a really weak personality because I don't think that anyone can lay their children's welfare and safety at risk without fighting and doing what they think will be right. I think that they don't really love their kids because if they do, they won't turn their back on them.
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